House approves Ryan resolution on shooting

9/14/12 10:54 AM EDT

Rep. Paul Ryan voted on a key spending bill and hobnobbed with members on his big visit back to Capitol Hill, but he also got one of his own measures approved.

The Wisconsin Republican’s resolution that condemned the deadly Aug. 5 shooting at a Sikh temple in his congressional district was unanimously approved by the House on Thursday. The Oak Creek, Wis., shooting killed six people.

Ryan’s resolution, which was introduced Monday, condemned the “senseless attack,” offered condolences and praised the emergency personnel who responded to the incident.

It also states that the House “remains hopeful, as additional details regarding the attack are gathered, that the citizens of this country will come together, united in a shared desire for peace and justice while standing with the Sikh community to grieve the loss of life.”

The resolution’s co-sponsors include all of Ryan’s fellow Wisconsinites —Democratic Reps. Tammy Baldwin, Ron Kind and Gwen Moore; and Republican Reps. Sean Duffy, Thomas Petri, Reid Ribble and Jim Sensenbrenner — as well as Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), who is co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.